[TowerTalk] EHS leads for Phillystran

[Steve London]

Yes, when you have tall trees and high fuel loading, there are bigger wildfire 
concerns than melted phillystran.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 10/03/2019 09:00 AM, Ken K6MR wrote:
> Been there, done that.  In 2013 our wildfire had flame heights of over 100 
> feet.  Not much you can do to protect against that.  Just plan on tower 
> replacement afterward.
> 
> Ken K6MR
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> *Sent:* Thursday, October 3, 2019 7:48:23 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [TowerTalk] EHS leads for Phillystran
> For those who live in an area with wildfire danger, consider that the flame
> lengths from tall grass and shrubs can be more than 15 feet, and
> phillystran-melting temperatures above that. You will need your EHS to extend
> above that level, before changing over to phillystran.
> 
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
> 
>   > I don’t know what other antennas might be around your guy anchors, but 41 feet
>   > of EHS is too long for my taste. My EHS ground leaders “tails” are no more >
>   >than 12 feet long.
> 
>   >Tim K3LR
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